Gibbs verdict - Need to give people help they deserve

There was no doubt that psychiatrist Lynn Gibbs killed her 16-year-old daughter Ciara in November 2006 and few people are likely to have been surprised at the jury’s verdict in finding her not guilty of the murder by reason of insanity.

Mr Justice Paul Carney indicated strongly to the jury that the psychiatric evidence was such that any other verdict would have amounted to suggesting that psychiatry was bunkum.

It took the jury little over 20 minutes before returning its verdict. The case was a massive personal tragedy for all concerned, especially the Gibbs family.